Created by Sean Junkins

1. CREATING
FOR YOUR GOOGLE APPS CLASSROOM
CONTACT
GROUPS
created by SEAN JUNKINS
GOOGLE CERTIFIED TEACHER

2. STEP
COLLECT STUDENT INFORMATION
WITH
GOOGLE
FORMS
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3. NAVIGATE TO:
www.google.com
LOG IN TO YOUR
GOOGLE APPS FOR EDUCATION ACCOUNT:
username@g.horrycountyschools.net
OPEN UP YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE

4. CHOOSE “CREATE”
THEN “FORM”

5. IF YOU CHECK THE TOP TWO BOXES IN “FORM SETTINGS”, THE
FORM WILL FORCE STUDENTS TO LOG IN TO THEIR GOOGLE APPS
ACCOUNT AND AUTOMATICALLY COLLECT THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS.

6. HAVE YOUR STUDENTS
COMPLETE THE FORM

7. THEIR RESPONSES WILL AUTOMATICALLY POPULATE
A SPREADSHEET FOR YOU AS THE TEACHER

8. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE HOW TO FIND YOUR SPREADSHEET,
GO TO YOUR FORM AND CLICK “VIEW RESPONSES”.

9. STEP
CREATE A CONTACT GROUP
IN
GMAIL
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10. NAVIGATE TO:
www.google.com
LOG IN TO YOUR
GOOGLE APPS FOR EDUCATION ACCOUNT:
username@g.horrycountyschools.net
OPEN UP YOUR GMAIL

11. CHOOSE “MAIL”
THEN “CONTACTS”

12. FROM THE CONTACTS MENU, SELECT “NEW GROUP”

13. GIVE YOUR GROUP A UNIQUE NAME
THEN CLICK “OK”

14. YOUR NEW GROUP WILL NOW
APPEAR UNDER “MY CONTACTS”

15. CLICK ON YOUR GROUP
THEN SELECT THE “ADD MEMBERS” ICON
PASTE THE EMAIL ADDRESSES YOU COLLECTED ON YOUR GOOGLE FORM

16. THIS NUMBER TELLS YOU
HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE
IN YOUR GROUP
ANY TIME YOU CLICK ON YOUR
GROUP, YOU WILL SEE ALL YOUR
GROUPS MEMBERS.

17. STEP
SEND EMAILS AND SHARE ITEMS
USING
CONTACT
GROUPS
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18. NOW WHEN SENDING AN EMAIL VIA GMAIL, JUST TYPE THE NAME OF YOUR
GROUP AND IT WILL SEND THE MESSAGE TO ALL THE GROUP MEMBERS

19. OR WHEN SHARING ITEMS IN YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE, INSTEAD OF SHARING WITH
INDIVIDUALS ONE-BY-ONE…. SHARE WITH THE CONTACT GROUP AT ONCE.